How to Bodyboard Duck Dive

The duck dive allows you to pass under the wave without going backwards. In a single move, you need to dive at the right moment, neither too soon (you will come back up to the surface before the wave arrives) nor too late (the duck dive will be inefficient and you will be pushed backwards) about 2 m away from the crest of the wave. The duck dive can be broken down into 3 successive phases. The board must be held by the rails (= the edge) at chest level. 1 - Push the board under the water...

How To Bodyboard Air Rollo

AIR ROLLO  Air Rollo is a cornerstone trick in bodyboarding , it consists of an air but just after being pushed by the lip , the bodyboarder has to roll over before landing. Like a 360, there are some variations for the El Rollo : through the lip in a close out section or inside the barrel (Barrel Roll) Choose a wave with a steep section and a lip that is going to throw. Make sure that you have plenty of speed and aim at this lip ; choose a similar angle to hit it like in an air. Once...

How To Bodyboard reverse spin

This is exactly the same as a 360, but instead of starting your spin on the left, you start your spin on the right ; it's a bit more complex than the 360 but it can be a really nice trick if well executed Start by doing a slight turn on your left to the top of the wave. Once you reach the top of the wave, slide forward on your bodyboard , lift up your legs arch your back and turn down to the face of the wave Throw your head and shoulders to the right towards...

How to Bodyboard Forward Spin

Forward SpinThis maneuver can be done on the flat section of a wave, in the white foam, off the lip or even in the air (air 360) You can do a 360 while prone riding (see picture) or drop knee riding. The technique is the exactly the same wherever you intend to try a 360.You have taken off on a nice wave, made a good bottom turn and you are right in the curl of the wave ; here are the steps to do a 360 :1. Start by doing a slight turn on your left ( facing...

HOW to Bodyboard Backflip

This is a back somersault with the board. To do this, we must go back to the front lip with a lot of speed, and then taking off to the swing arm back and switch legs above the body. Attention to the reception that can be painful and also the fact of being at the wave. We must therefore end with a 180 ° to continue to follow the wave. ...

How to Bodyboard cutback

How to do a cutbackHere is one of the most fundamental but hard-core moves that you can do in any size waves. The cut back helps regulate your speed, as well as let you look stylish and powerful as you ride the wave. A good cut back can set up the rest of the wave for you, as it slows you down and let°s the wave form up in front of you to offer you a barrel or a section to hit or another steep section to do a maneuver on. Step 1. Take off as you would...

How to Bodyboard Forward air spin

How to do a forward air spinThis move is when you perform a forward spinner in the air. It is an advanced move that requires you knowing how to spin and hit the lip. These moves are real head turners so when you nail one in front of people expect them to be stoked. The first thing you need is speed -a good bottom turn on a bowly wave should give you enough speed to get off of the lip. Once you have speed, you need to find where the lip is pitching out. When you see where...